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June 25, 2012

You Said It!

Anonymous Daily Star The Daily Star Mon Jun 25, 2012, 03:30 AM EDT

Little leaguers deserved better

I am so disappointed in The Daily Star's coverage of the Oneonta Little League games.

Most of the time there was nothing reported, but the championship game should have been front page news.

The Elks team won the championship and your photographer should have been there to take a picture of the team. Instead, you had a picture of Community Bank making it home and a note saying no other information was available.

Guess your photographer was over in Neahwa Park taking a picture of a guy relaxing in the sun.

These kids who play Little League play their hearts out and deserve better.

Marianna Leib, Oneonta

Editor's note: The Daily Star ran standings, box scores and photographs on a regular basis in its Weekend Edition during the 2012 Oneonta Little League season. Box scores that did not appear in The Daily Star did not appear on the OLL website, which the newspaper used as its main source of information.

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